Clothes-bar.



F. J. HOAG.

CLOTHES BAR.

APPLICAT MAY 10. 1916. 1,295205. Patented Nov. 21, 1 916.

ATEh FFEQE FRANK J. HOAG, OF CORTLAND, NEW YORK.

CLOTHES-BAR.

Application filed May 10, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK J. Hoac, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cortland, in the county of Cortland and State of New York have invented new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Bars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to clothes racks and it consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a rack of simple and durable structure, one which is composed of sections adapted to be folded together and occupy but little space when not in use.

Another object of the invention is to so arrange and connect the several sections to gether that when they are extended there will be ample space or room to facilitate the hanging of the clothes upon the rounds of the rack or removing the clothes therefrom. Also the intervening spaces between the rounds and the clothes which may be hung thereon is sufficient to permit the air to circulate freely and thus facilitate the drying of the clothes applied to the rack.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective View of the'rack showing the same in open position. Fig. 2 is a simi lar view showing the rack partially open. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the rack showing the parts thereof closed. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of one of the side bars of the rack. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional View of one of the rounds used upon the rack.

The clothes rack includes leg sections A, intermediate sections B and top sections 0. The mating sections of the said set of sections are of light construction and arrangement consequently the description of one of each of the sections will answer for both of the corresponding sections. The mating sections of each set of sections are pivotally connected together at one end.

Each section A comprises side bars 1 which are provided in the vicinity of their upper ends and at their outer edges with recesses 2. Spaced rounds 3 connect the side bars 1 together, there being several rounds 3 provided below the recesses 2 and a finger round 3 at the upper ends of the side bars 1 the said uppermost round serving as means for pivotally connecting the two sections A together as best indicated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing. The rounds 3 are prefer- Speoification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nev. 21, 1916. Serial No. 96,676.

ably stellaform in transverse section as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing.

Each of the intermediate sections B ineludes side bars 4: which are provided in the vicinity of their lower ends and at their outer edges with recesses 5. The side bars 4 of the same sections B are connected to gether by rounds similar to the rounds 3 hereinbefore described, the uppermost round 3 upon the section A serving as the pivot for connecting the adjacent sections A and B together as clearly indicated in Fig. 1.

Each top section C consists of side bars 6 provided at their lower ends and inner edges with recesses 7. The side bars 6 also carry rounds. similar to the rounds 3, the uppermost round serving as a means for pivotally connecting the two sections C together and one of the intermediate rounds of each section C serving as means for connecting the said section with the upper end of one of the sections B.

When the rack is extended to its limit the inner portions of the side bars 6 of the sections C rest upon the upper ends of the side bars 1 of the sections A as indicated in Fig. 1, and when the parts are thus extended arti cles of clothing may be hung upon the rounds 3 and held in spaced relation with respect to each other. Then the rack is partially closed as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing, the said rounds may also be used for supporting articles of clothing. lVhen it is desired to collapse the parts in order that the rack may occupy little space during transportation or while in storage the sections are folded together as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

When the parts are collapsed or folded as shown in Fig. 3 it will be observed that the recesses 7 of some of the bars 6 of the top sections C receive the uppermost rounds of some of the sections B. Also the recesses 5 of some of the sections B receive the intermediate rounds of some of the sections A and the recesses 2 of some of the sections A receive the intermediate rounds of some of the sections B. Therefore when the parts are in collapsed position as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing the adjacent side bars 1, 4: and 6 are in close contact with each other at their edges and therefore the rack when folded occupies but little space. The lower ends of the side bars 4 of the sections B are pivotally connected together by means of pins 8 which do not extend transversely across the rack from one side bar of the same section to the other side bar thereof.

Therefore there is no obstruction at the intermediate lower portion of the rack when the parts are extended as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing, and the rack may be supported by the side bars 1 of the leg sections A which rest at their lower ends upon any level or approximately level surface. By providing rounds 3 which are stellaform in transverse section as shown and described, damp articles of clothing may be hung upon the said rounds and by reason of the configuration thereof the said articles will not cling or stick to the rounds. This is due to the fact that the surface portions of the articles will be supported from the points or other lines of the rounds and the depressions in the rounds will afford ample passage way for air between the clothes and the intermediate surfaces of the rounds and thus facilitate the drying of the articles of clothing and prevent the same from sticking to the rounds. 7

From the above description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing it will be seen that a clothes rack of simple and durable structure is provided and that the same may be folded in compact form for storage, transportation or other purposes.

Having described the invention what is claimed is A rack comprising leg sections pivotally connected together and having side bars provided at their outer edges and in the vicinity of their upper ends with recesses, intermediate sections pivotally connected together and pivotally connected with the leg sections, said intermediate sections having side bars provided with recesses located at their outer edges and in the vicinity of their lower ends, top sections pivot-ally con.- nected together and pivotally connected with the upper ends of the intermediate sections and having side bars provided at their lower ends and inner edges with recesses, rounds connecting the side bars of the several sectionstogether, the side bars of the sections adapted to be folded with their edges in close contact with each other, the recesses in the side bars of one section adapted to receive the rounds of the next adjacent section when the sections are folded.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FRANK J. HOAG.

Witnesses STUART E. DYE,

TILL TORNESDELL.

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